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Ironless linear motor manual ve rsion 2 .0...
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INTRODUCTION A linear motor system is part of a specific machine. Tecnotion’s ironless linear motors are components that can be combined with numerous application devices. This manual is intended for technicians who want to construct a machine that includes a linear motor system. It gives insight in the basic components of a Tecnotion ironless linear motor and additional components to complete the whole motion system.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BEFORE YOU START 4.2.2 Magnet yoke mounting Important notices 4.2.3 Coil unit mounting Safety warnings Electrical connections Certification 4.3.1 General remarks 1.3.1 CE certification 4.3.2 Power wires 1.3.2 RoHS certification 4.3.3 Voltage spikes 1.3.3 ISO certification 4.3.4 Protective earth and EMC 1.3.4 CSA certification...
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APPENDIX - TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX A Dimensions APPENDIX B Coupling APPENDIX C Motor cable configuration APPENDIX D F/v graphs GLOSSARY TABLE OF CONTENTS...
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1. BEFORE YOU START Important notices This is the manual for your Tecnotion motor. Please read this manual Before installing and using the linear motor, read this instruction manual carefully. The manufacturer declines all responsibility in case very carefully. The information provided is important for a safe and of accident or damage due to negligence or lack of observance of the warranted installation and operation of the motor.
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1.3.1 CE certification appropriate protective clothing and glasses. Tecnotion B.V. declares that the UM, UL, UXA and UXX series linear The magnet yokes do attract each other while mounting. Take care ironless motors mentioned in this installation manual are manufac-...
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The China compulsory certificate (abbreviated as CCC or 3C certifi- for Canada and US. Tecnotion ironless linear motors from the UM, UL, cate) was established in 2001 and implemented on May 1, 2002 and UXA and UXX series have the CSA compliance, UC and UF linear became fully effective on August 1, 2003.
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Figure 2.1: A complete axis system with Tecnotion coil unit and magnet yokes installed. which motor and yoke would be the best solution for your applica- tion. In this tool you can enter your application data, add movement profiles, and observe how this affects current, voltage, power dissipa- tion, et cetera.
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The coil units require magnet yokes in order to move. The first letters of the magnet yoke indicate the coil unit series where the yoke An example of a Tecnotion ironless coil unit is given in figure 2.3. All belongs to, the number indicates the yoke length in millimeter. Table available winding types per coil unit of the ironless series are given in 2.2 shows an overview of the magnet yoke options belonging to the...
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A digital Hall module for commutation can be used as cost effective alternative to a separate encoder system when positioning require- ments are not too strict. These products can be supplied by Tecnotion, information on these products can be found in Chapter 5. Analog Hall modules are not available for ironless motors.
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3. MOTOR CONFIGURATION In order to function properly the effective area of the coil unit should remain inside the magnet track. It is possible to use a configuration in which the effective area runs off the magnet track, but that will intro- Configuration options duce force losses, difficulties in driving the motor correctly, more and The following paragraphs give information regarding the configura-...
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Table 3.1: Dimensions of the effective length per coil unit type. Parallel couplin The UC series coil units have no temperature sensors. 3.1.2 Coupling of motors Individual ironless coil units can be coupled. This can be done using two separate magnet tracks for gantry type applications or on a single track to yield more force.
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thermal conductivity of the slide material and temperature difference between the slide and the coil unit. When the slide is relatively small, also the heat transfer coefficient of the cooling fluid plays a major role. The following criteria can best be met in order to reach the highest motor performance: Cables facing each other ■...
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4.1.1 Cleanroom cleaning 8. Clean all sides of the magnet yoke with isopropanol cleaning wipes. For cleanroom applications, Tecnotion products need to be cleaned additionally to remove dust particles. In this process you will need: Only move the isopropanol cleaning wipes in one direction, do not move back and forth.
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Before starting the installation, check the presence of the right number and type of the delivered components. In case of doubt, 4.2.1. please contact Tecnotion immediately. 4.2.1 Requirements for the mounting surface The magnet yokes and coil unit have to be aligned with respect to Before installing the linear motor components, the installation of the each other.
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yokes also have dowel pin holes which can be used optionally. 4.2.2 Magnet yoke mounting Handle the components of the linear motor with care, packed as well as unpacked. Especially the magnet yokes are sensitive to mechanical shocks. Never drop a magnet yoke or release it in an uncontrolled way. The magnet yokes show large attraction forces on all soft magnetic objects such as iron.
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aligned on the dowel pins. Using a track of pins has the disadvantage reference (if used) and fixed with steel bolts. The bolt characteris- that rotational mounting is difficult and that mounting can become tics can be found in table 4.3, the coil units do not have dowel impossible because of the tolerances.
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The UC and UF series coil units have a 1 meter flex cable. The UC series coil units do not have temperature sensors inside, and two of the 5 wires of its cable do not have a func- tion.
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4.3.3 Voltage spikes that are as short as possible. Also provide the magnet track with an When a Tecnotion motor is used in an application it might be neces- effective PE connection. Most linear motors are driven on the principle sary to either use a connector or a longer cable provided by the cus- of pulse width modulation.
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4.3.5 Temperature sensor wires Tecnotion motors are three-phase motors, but there is only one PTC maximum. In some cases, for example when the coil units are The UM, UL and UX coil units have two temperature sensors, one PTC stationary but still powered, you will find different temperatures in and one NTC sensor.
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Resistance of PTC at different temperatures Resistance of NTC at different temperatures 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 Temperature (°C) Temperature ( °C) Figure 4.8: Temperature dependence of the NTC sensor. Figure 4.7: Temperature dependence of the PTC-1k sensor. Tolerance (ΔR/R) Maximum power 60 mW...
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regulating an external resolver manually, it can be determined whether the motor’s direction of running conforms the resolver’s sense of rotation. If so, the motor is well connected. If not, two phases of the power cable – phase 1 and 3 – must be changed. Internally all ironless linear motors are equally wired and connected, so one test satisfies to find out the polarization of a motor ruler com- bination.
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The specifications of the digital Hall module can be found in table 5.1, cable information can be found in Appendix C. The cable is not suit- Ironless motors from Tecnotion can be equipped with a digital Hall able for use in a cable chain.
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Color Connection Induced voltage moving in cable direc�on White 0 volt phase 1 (+) - phase 2 (-) Brown 4.5-24 volt Grey Hall A Yellow Hall B Hall C Green Ground Pink Ground -0.5 Blue Ground Shield Ground Table 5.2: Digital Hall module electrical connections. -1.5 Figures 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 show the signals from the digital Hall module over one full magnet pitch.
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(north-north distance). 1. Does the slide have a free run over the whole magnet track, For configuring several types of servo amplifiers Tecnotion can support without touching small mechanical parts like bolts or with completing the parameter files. With these files motor specific contamination? settings can be configured.
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■ current control settings, these settings depend on both motor and amplifier; ■ speed control settings; The maximum stacking height for Tecnotion products is 4 cartons. ■ and position control settings. Furthermore, the following conditions according to IEC 60721-3-1 apply.
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6.5.2 Transport conditions ing itself is not suited as a transportation package. The mentioned During transport the Tecnotion packaging should be used. The maxi- ambient transportation conditions in below are for the primary prod- mum magnetic field strength is regulated by most airlines and freight uct package contained in a secondary cardboard package.
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aircraft only), road transport using good vehicles on good roads, road transport using poor vehicles on poor roads and handling using trolleys with no suspension. This category includes transport of goods within ISO containers. 6.5.3 Operational conditions The following conditions according to IEC 60721-3-3 apply. ■...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com COIL UNITS 0.93 13.5 0.38 (7.5 deep, 2x) MAGNET YOKES COIL UNITS Dimensions - UC3 inline APPENDIX A 0.93 13.5 0.38 2.5 (2x) MAGNET YOKES COIL UNITS (7.5 deep, 2x) COIL UNITS 0.93 13.5 0.38 (7.5 deep, 2x)
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com 16.15 (for M4 DIN 912) Hole (2x) For Dowelpin DIN7 O 3h8 8 (3 deep) (Optional use) Dimensions - UF APPENDIX A 8.75 COIL UNITS COIL UNITS COIL UNITS MAGNET YOKES MAGNET YOKES MAGNET YOKES 0.625...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com COIL UNITS COIL UNITS COIL UNITS COIL UNITS OKES YOKES 5.55 5.55 COIL UNITS COIL UNITS MAGNET YOKES MAGNET YOKES O 5.3 Power cable O 5.3 Power cable Coil unit Coil unit 5.55 5.55 Dimensions - UM O 3.5...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com Power cable Coil unit Thermal sensor cable Dimensions - UL APPENDIX A Power cable Power cable Coil unit Coil unit Power cable Coil unit Thermal sensor cable Thermal sensor cable Power cable Thermal sensor cable...
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* In these configurations it is assumed that the first mentioned motor is the left one in the picture. If this is not the case in your application, different distances and connections might apply. Please contact Tecnotion in such a case. All sizes are in mm.
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* In these configurations it is assumed that the first mentioned motor is the left one in the picture. If this is not the case in your application, different distances and connections might apply. Please contact Tecnotion in such a case. All sizes are in mm.
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* In these configurations it is assumed that the first mentioned motor is the left one in the picture. If this is not the case in your application, different distances and connections might apply. Please contact Tecnotion in such a case. All sizes are in mm.
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0.075 kg/m The cable on the UC series is a flex cable with a maximum number of bending cycles of 15 million, the cable on the UX3S is a flex cable with a maximum number of bending cycles of 5 million.
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com F/v graphs - UC series APPENDIX D 60 Vdc 60 Vdc 48 Vdc 48 Vdc 24 Vdc 24 Vdc Fc @60 Vdc Fc @60 Vdc Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] APPENDIX D...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com F/v graphs - UF series APPENDIX D 60 Vdc 60 Vdc 48 Vdc 48 Vdc 24 Vdc 24 Vdc Fc @60 Vdc Fc @60 Vdc Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] APPENDIX D...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com F/v graphs - UM series APPENDIX D UM3N UM3S 325 Vdc 325 Vdc 160 Vdc 160 Vdc 60 Vdc 60 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] UM6N UM6S 325 Vdc...
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325 Vdc 325 Vdc 160 Vdc 160 Vdc 60 Vdc 60 Vdc Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com Fc @325 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc F/v graphs - UM series APPENDIX D Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] UM9N UM9S 325 Vdc 325 Vdc...
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com F/v graphs - UL series APPENDIX D UL3N UL3S 325 Vdc 325 Vdc 160 Vdc 160 Vdc 60 Vdc 60 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] UL6N UL6S 325 Vdc...
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325 Vdc 325 Vdc 160 Vdc 160 Vdc 60 Vdc 60 Vdc Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com Fc @325 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc F/v graphs - UL series APPENDIX D Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] UL9N UL9S 325 Vdc 325 Vdc...
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325 Vdc 325 Vdc 160 Vdc 160 Vdc 60 Vdc Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com 60 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc Fc @325 Vdc F/v graphs - UL series APPENDIX D Velocity [m/s] Velocity [m/s] UL15N UL15S 1400 1400 1200 1200...
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Maximum speed The maximum speed the linear motor can achieve at continuous force. The actual value depends on the bus voltage and required force. Please check the force/velocity diagrams in the Tecnotion simulation tool. Motor force constant I ≤ I Ratio between generated force in newton and applied RMS current in ampere.
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Tecnotion | www.tecnotion.com | sales@tecnotion.com Glossary Parameter Remark Symbol Unit Definition Thermal time constant τ Time required for the coil windings to reach 63% (1-(1/e)) of their maximum temperature during continuous force. Temperature sensor See 4.3.6 Temperature protection, 4.3.7 PTC specification and 4.3.8 NTC specification.
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